Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Acescent

Acescent ({not transcribed}) , adjective

[Latin acescens, -entis, present participle of acescere to turn sour; inchoative of acere to be sour: compare French acescent. See Acid.]

Turning sour; readily becoming tart or acid; slightly sour. — Faraday

Acescent , noun

A substance liable to become sour.